“For, as the substance of the brain, like that of the other solids of our body, is nearly incompressible, the quantity of blood within the head must be the same, or very nearly the same, at all times, whether in health or disease, in life or after death.” BodyBrainBloodDiseaseAll TimeSubstanceQuantityAfter Death Book:Observations on the Structure and Functions of the Nervous System Source: Observations on the Structure and Functions of the Nervous System